After rumours has been spread greatly online, Samsung decided to announced the two giants which are Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus that comes exclusively with almost similar specifications to that of 2017 Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.

The Galaxy S9+ is the upgraded version of the Galaxy S9, so you should expect more from the larger model.

CAMERA

The Galaxy S9 has 12MP back or rear camera and 8MP frontal camera with Dual LED flash, while the Galaxy S9+ has Dual 12MP + 12MP back or rear camera with 2x optical zoom, Phase detection auto-foucus, OIS, with 8MP frontal camera and Dual LED flash. They provides clean and crisp pictures especially with the features attached, such as: Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR and panorama. With the frontal camera, you can dual video calls and they also have auto-HDR.

SENSORS

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ supports Iris scanner that provides easier unlocking by placing the eye Iris closed to the phone. They also supports fingerprint scanner that is placed at the back; can be unlocked by placing your fingers on the ring and other sensors includes: accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2.

MEMORY

The Galaxy S9 comes with 4GB of RAM with three different memory storage: 64GB inbuilt storage, 128GB inbuilt memory storage and 256 inbuilt memory storage version. The Galaxy S9+ uses 6GB RAM with three different memory storage: 64GB, 128GB and 256GB inbuilt memory storage. Both phones external storage can be expanded up to 256GB by using a microSD.

DESIGN

The Single SIM or Dual Hybrid Nano SIM Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ still offers that curved edged design and are dust and water resistance proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes. The both phones uses front and back of gorilla glass 5 with aluminum frame. The fingerprint sensor has been relocated to the back or rear, close to the camera bottom and this has provides more changes to the design of the similarities between the former S8 and S8+, and the S9 and S9+.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The Samsung Galaxy S9 price has been set at £739 which is about N374,000 in Nigeria, while the Samsung Galaxy S9 price has been at £869 which is about N440,000 in Nigeria.

The Galaxy S9 released date is March 16, 2018. The phone is already available for preorder in some countries or shops.

What is the best feature the both phones possessed?

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ offers AR emoji, where the phone will create a 3D avatar by scanning your face and create a range of custom emoji for you. These emojis can be used on social media especially when chatting on Facebook messenger and WhatsApp, for example, rather than using basic emojis. This feature has knocked down iPhone X Aniemoji.

What’s your say about the features and specifications of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones?